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If this late push was any indication, We Should h ave a very solid class next year. I'm not gonna set the standards too high, but Mississippi has another solid crop of players and hopefully mullen can reach into some of the other southern states as well. Hoping to Have a top 20 class.

Mississippi State BBall: 22-12 (9-7) SEC CHAMPS!
Jarvis Varnado: Best Defensive player in the SEC

Amazing sig by jkpigskin

Originally posted by Paul

I'm no scientist but a mixture of semen, blood and feces can't be good.

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If Bud Foster and Coach Wiles are our coaches when he is here then that will be next to impossible.

He is going to make your boys Nix and Chandler look like children.

It was much better when you were not commenting me.

And Braveheart, it is easy to get under a guy you are the same weight as and six inches shorter. Especially when he lacks a ton of technique. Acree, right now, is getting by on all physical ability. And he is still beating just about everybody.

And that's my point, you act like he's not gonna face better talent once in college. He will be coached up when he's at VT, but i dont think he has alot of upside and his body looks maxed. If leverage is his problem, like I said he'll probably be a better DE than a DT. I'm not trying to knock him at all, I just dont feel like he's the best DT prospect right now.

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Watching Acree in one on ones where DL is supposed to dominate, he only shows a swim move. His strength is non-existent when battling guys. Maurice Goodman just moved his big body to the side with ease. Also, Russell Bodine stoned him twice with the 3rd a draw. For a kid that can bench and squat the world, his strength is a non factor in his game. Decent prospect but has a long ways to go before anybody annoints him the next great thing.

Shariff Floyd is much more complete.

Originally posted by supermario86

Stanton will be a pro bowler his 5th year book it.

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And that's my point, you act like he's not gonna face better talent once in college. He will be coached up when he's at VT, but i dont think he has alot of upside and his body looks maxed. If leverage is his problem, like I said he'll probably be a better DE than a DT. I'm not trying to knock him at all, I just dont feel like he's the best DT prospect right now.

Co-sign.

Exactly how I feel about him.

Nix and Ferguson are likely better.

And if not for the injury, Chandler would be the best in this class. He outplayed Marcus Forston when Forston was a SR and Chandler was a JR.

Seriously doubt Acree is capable of that.

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And that's my point, you act like he's not gonna face better talent once in college. He will be coached up when he's at VT, but i dont think he has alot of upside and his body looks maxed. If leverage is his problem, like I said he'll probably be a better DE than a DT. I'm not trying to knock him at all, I just dont feel like he's the best DT prospect right now.

Conversation over.

6'5" 290 pound highschool DTs who run 5.1s (profile says 4.9), bench 425, and squat 575 have upside. I'm amazed you said such a thing. He has all the potential in the world. When you pull verbals from schools across the country by the end of your sophmore year/ beginning of your junior year, you have upside.

I'm sure if he was at SC he would have upside. And he'd be a top 5 player in the class to boot.

Some of these comments on Acree are laughable. It will be another Darren Evans situation for all the doubters. Graig Cooper better...oh, the good times!

Virginia Tech.
ACC Champions 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010

Next Up: 2012

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Joey or whoever, anyone wanna make an early list of their top ten players natioanally? I've been wrapped up in 2009 don't have a l ot of knowledge with 2010 just yet. Assuming Seantrel Henderson is number 1? or Ego Ferguson?

Mississippi State BBall: 22-12 (9-7) SEC CHAMPS!
Jarvis Varnado: Best Defensive player in the SEC

Amazing sig by jkpigskin

Originally posted by Paul

I'm no scientist but a mixture of semen, blood and feces can't be good.

LOL props to Paul

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Joey or whoever, anyone wanna make an early list of their top ten players natioanally? I've been wrapped up in 2009 don't have a l ot of knowledge with 2010 just yet. Assuming Seantrel Henderson is number 1? or Ego Ferguson?

Seastrunk likely No.1 IMO

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6'5" 290 pound highschool DTs who run 5.1s (profile says 4.9), bench 425, and squat 575 have upside. I'm amazed you said such a thing. He has all the potential in the world. When you pull verbals from schools across the country by the end of your sophmore year/ beginning of your junior year, you have upside.

I'm sure if he was at SC he would have upside. And he'd be a top 5 player in the class to boot.

No, that's called being maxed out. He will barely get bigger or stronger from this point on, and he's showed that he had trouble with leverage. He got past his opponents easily though (using hand moves, his length and speed) and he just seems like he'd be a better fit at DE (IMHO) where he wouldn't have leverage problems and his height would be a bonus (instead of a possible problem). I'm not knocking you, him or VT. I personally think VT is one of the best (top 3) programs that work with the talent they get, and the best special teams unit in the country year in and year out. I think that Acree is a great prospect, but I feel his body and skill set matches a DE better...no need to get testy.